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Johnny Gosch Case Revisited As His Birthday Draws Near

Posted 11.10.2009 | Home

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Johnny Gosch disappeared on Sept. 5, 1982 while delivering newspapers on his paper route for The Des Moines Register. He was 12 years old at the time,...

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From The Pentagon To Monty Python: The Internet Turns 40

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.29.2009 | Technology

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Chris Weigant

Technology has grown by such leaps and bounds since 1969 that it's hard to conceive how things were before we all had access to computers.

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The Santa Monica Pier: Still Hip at 100

Terry Gardner | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

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Terry Gardner

If you live in the Los Angeles area or will be visiting this week, there's a big shindig in Santa Monica on Wednesday evening, September 9, 2009 to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Santa Monica Pier.

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My Digital Birthday

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 08.17.2009 | Living

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Steve Rosenbaum

A digital birthday is an excuse to reach out to your community of friends on various forms of social media, and use the moment to focus your social network on the causes that matter to you.

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Top 10 Tips for Throwing a Banging Summer Party

Lauren and Suzanne McGrath | Posted 08.14.2009 | Style

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Lauren and Suzanne McGrath

While I muddle through the planning of this 50th birthday, I thought I'd share with you some of the things I've learned from the woman I consider to be one of the best party-givers around.

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More Birthdays: A Reason to Celebrate!

Lissa Coffey | Posted 07.18.2009 | Living

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Lissa Coffey

Recent survey results released by the American Cancer Society reinforce, once again, the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, and the findings are definitely cause for celebration.

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Today is my Birthday: Here's to Many More

Joe Trippi | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living

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Joe Trippi

Rather than groaning about aging another year, I've decided to do something meaningful to mark this birthday -- I'm declaring the American Cancer Society the official sponsor of my birthday.

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Daddy Diaries: Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Anchorman

Rob Morrison | Posted 07.05.2009 | Living

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Rob Morrison

Aside from the fact that my wife was robbed, our son's birthday party was perfect. Just in case you've never experienced a kids party in NYC, let me explain a few things.

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Malcolm and Barack

Casey Gane-McCalla | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

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Casey Gane-McCalla

Malcolm X grew up in a time of segregation, police brutality, lynchings, and Jim Crow laws. He knew it would take the ballot or the bullet to bring about true change.

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Pete Seeger Deserves One More Honor -- the Nobel Peace Prize

Peter Dreier | Posted 06.04.2009 | Home

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Peter Dreier

A truly modest man, Seeger has become a reluctant icon. But he deserves at least one more moment on the world stage -- at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Norway.

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A Random Act Of Kindness That Made For A Very Special Birthday

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.27.2009 | Living

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Random acts of kindness often shock and awe recipients. KOMU's Dhomonique Ricks reports on one woman in Columbia, Missouri, who was shocked when she r...

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Remembering Kurt Cobain: A Spirit That Lives On

Sahil Kapur | Posted 03.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Drug Addiction, Self-Destruction, Cynicism, Nirvana, Punk Rock, Kurt Cobain, Drugs, Pop Culture, Rock Legend, Rock Music, Glamour, Grunge, Rolling Stone, Celebrity, Idealism, Birthday, Youth, Entertainment News
Sahil Kapur

Friday, February 20, 2009, marks the 42nd birthday of Nirvana rock legend Kurt Cobain. I learned through Kurt Cobain that there's a dark side to every light, and a silver lining to every cloud.

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Happy Birthday To Me

Liz Black | Posted 11.01.2008 | Style

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Liz Black

While 23 zipped past, it was a great year. I will miss the 23 year-old Liz Black, but I welcome 24 year-old me with open arms. This is going to be a fabulous year.

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A Look at Nelson Mandela's Legacy on His 90th Birthday

Charlie Rose | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics

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Charlie Rose

2008-07-21-mandela.jpgTo mark the South African leader's life and legacy we talked to Rick Stengel who helped Mandela with his autobiography and Massachusetts Chief Justice Margaret Marshall who hails from South Africa.

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Why I've Had It With Greeting Cards

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 07.15.2008 | Living

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Joel Schwartzberg

Summer is a big celebration season for me: five members of my family celebrate birthdays, and at about $3.50 a card, that's nearly $25 spent to have strangers write about how close I feel to my loved ones.

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